Truck.



N. W. ALDOUS.

TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30, 1908.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909 H15 1 z 2 I f7 6:12

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NiiLsoN WILLIAM ALDOUsQ or TORONTO, ONTARIO, eANAnA.

- TRUCK.

To all what itv may concern:

Be it known that I NnLsoN WILLIAM AL- DOUS, of the city ofj'loronto, in the county of York, In the Province of Ontario, Canada,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trucks, of which the following- 18 the specification. I

My invention relates to improvements in handling trucks for linoleums, oilolothsand the like and the object of the invention is to provide a simple device whereby heavy rolls. of linoleum or oil cloth may be easily handled by one man so as to be brought into a position for cutting.

It consists essentiallyof a rectangular truck frame supported upon suitable wheels and having an open.top and u wardlyv extending side flanges, a pair of ro ers extending horizontally of the frame and 'journaled 2 0 at each end of the frame in the open top thereof, and a pivoted frame supported in the truck frame in proximity to one end thereof anddesigned to normally rest on the top of the frame between the side flanges thereof,

the said pivoted frame being provided at one end with a liftiin handle and at the opposite end'with a beveled lifting plate designed to be inserted beneath the rol when lifting the same as hereafter more particularly explained by the followin specifieation.-

n Figure 1 .is a genera l v perspective view of my handling truck shown in the position it assumes when the rolls of linoleum are-supported'thereon for cutting. Fig. 2, is a 1ongi-.

tudinal section view through Fig. 1. Fig. 3,

is a cross sectional view through Fi 1.

In. the drawings like letters 0 reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure. A is the main truck frame composed of the vertical members A A A and A, the lower longitudinal.Inembers A and A", the lower A cross connecting ,members A and A, the upper longitudinal members A and A and the u per cross connected members-A p lt will be seen on referring to Figs. 1 and 3 that the u per, lon itudinal members A and A exten upward y above the level of the cross connecting members A and A thereby forming a side rib at each side of the The longitudinal members A and A are connected by suitable angle brackets A to the vertical members of the frame.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed m so; 1908. Serial No. 446,137.

. the frame forwardly iPatented March 23, 1969.

The frame A is supported on suitable wheels A at one end thereof,v and suitable caster wheels A at the opposite end thereof.

vB and. B are journal brackets sup orted uponthe up or cross connecting bars and A B an 1B are rollers journaled at their ends between the brackets B and B. The rollers extend longitudinally of the frame. It will be seen on referring to Fig. 3 that these rolls "B and B have an intervening space between them designed to receive the roll of linoleumwhich is supported between the rollers upon the cross connecting bars A and A.

C is 'a cross rod extending between the upperlongitudinal bars A and A within which it is suitably journaled. C is a lifting frame composed of the'longitudinal bars 0 and cross connecting bars C and C Thelifting frame 0 is connected to the cross bar 0 by means of the brackets C the lifting frame being thereby-swung upon. such rod. C are lifting handles secured to or forming part of the lifting frame C? andG is a beveled lifting lip'secured to the opposite end of the lifting frame and designed v to be inserted beneath the roll when the same is being lifted .onto the frame.

Having described the principal parts involved in my invention I will briefly describe the operation of the same.

It will be understood that the rolls of lineleum or oilcloth when in stock are'arranged in an upright position. To cut the oilcloth it is necessary to throw the roll down on the 11001 or other level surface.

I In using my handling truck I throw the lifting frame G into the vertical position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. I then push a ainst the roll so as to insert the beveled li beneath the roll. I then tilt the roll agalnst the lifting frame and pull down upon the handle 0 soas to throw such frame into-the horizontal position shown in the drawings. It is found by the use of my device in practice even a heavy roll may be brought into a horizontal position with one and between the rolls B and B The'truck maythen be moved to any desired position and the strip rollers joumale of linoleum may be drawn out from the ro to the required length for outtin 1 rom this description it will be seen that I have provided a very simple device whereby rolls of linoleum maybe easily and expeditiously handled by one man.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a handling truck ferlinole um, oilcloth and the like, the combination with the main liI'llQli frame su ported on suitable wheels,

(I on the top of the frame and longitudinally thereof, an open liftin frame swung in proximity to its end wit 'n the main frame and designed to rest normally on the top of the main frame on a level with the longitudinal rollers as and for the purpose specified.

.2. In a handl' g truck for linoleum, oilcloth and the like,

the combination with the of the frame between the ribs thereof, of a lifting frame pivoted in proximity to one end of the main truck frame and composed of longitudinal members designed to normally rest in a horizontal position between the side ribs of the main frame and the rollers, cross mem- 1 bers connecting the longitudinal members of the lifting frame, a beveled inclined lip connected to one end of the lifting frame and lifting handles connected at the opposite end of the lifting frame as and for the purpose specified.

' NELSON WILLIAM ALDOUS. Witnesses R: Comm, L. M. CLEMENT. 

